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Nitin Nohria
Nitin Nohria served as the tenth dean of Harvard Business School from 2010-2020. He previously served as co-chair of the Leadership Initiative, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, and Head of the Organizational Behavior unit.
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- May 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Jan Carlzon: CEO at SAS (A)
Describes Jan Carlzon's actions on assuming the CEO's responsibility at SAS in a time of financial and organizational difficulty. After tracing Carlzon's development as a manager, it focuses on the way in which he developed, then communicated a clear and motivating...
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Communication;
Financial Crisis;
Employee Relationship Management;
Knowledge;
Leadership Development;
Crisis Management;
Motivation and Incentives;
Business Strategy;
Aerospace Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Jan Carlzon: CEO at SAS (A)." Harvard Business School Case 392-149, May 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- August 2007 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Gome Electronics: Evolving the Business Model
By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, Gao Wang, Fei Li, Tracy Manty and Waishun Lo
After 20 years of expansion, Gome Electronics has become China's largest consumer electronics retailer. It has opened stores in almost every province in China, acquired some of its competitors, and went public in Hong Kong. However, it has begun to experience a...
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Business Model;
Distribution Channels;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Information Technology;
Industry Growth;
Marketing Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Product;
Electronics Industry;
Retail Industry;
China
Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, Gao Wang, Fei Li, Tracy Manty, and Waishun Lo. "Gome Electronics: Evolving the Business Model." Harvard Business School Case 308-026, August 2007. (Revised February 2008.)
- September 2019 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Blenheim Chalcot
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In April 2019, Manoj Badale and Charles Mindenhall, co-founders of Blenheim Chalcot, were contemplating how they might go about developing their portfolio. Since founding the company as an internet consultancy called netdecisions in 1998, Badale and Mindenhall had...
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Venture Capital;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Model;
Growth and Development Strategy;
United Kingdom;
United States;
India
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Blenheim Chalcot." Harvard Business School Case 720-381, September 2019. (Revised June 2021.)
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
Rockman, Sven Beckert, and David Waldstreicher. University of Pennsylvania Press, forthcoming Abstract The traditional story of modern management begins in the factories of England and New England, extending only much later to the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff
have to be this way. “If companies I know and admire are doing this, it can’t be that bad, or else they wouldn’t do it.” Layoffs are an example of “hope triumphing over science,” says Sandra Sucher, the MBA Class of 1966 Professor of View Details
- 06 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Did You Hear What I Said? How to Listen Better
It’s a common experience in the workplace: You leave a meeting feeling good about the discussion and believe everyone is on the same page. “Then you meet with someone two days later, and you realize they’re not on the same page at all,” says Hanne Collins, a doctoral...
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by Michael Blanding
- 17 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream Series: Marty
Seven years into co-founding his Fintech venture in emerging markets, DJ DiDonna (MBA 2010) took a sabbatical. Doing so gave him the freedom to explore some items on his bucket list, but more importantly it provided much-needed perspective on his increasingly...
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- March 2004 (Revised November 2012)
- Teaching Note
P&G Japan: The SK-II Globalization Project (TN)
Traces changes in P&G's international strategy and structure, culminating in Organization 2005, a reorganization that places strategic emphasis on product innovation rather than geographic expansion and shifts power from local subsidiary to global business management....
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Beyond the Target Customer: Social Effects in CRM Campaigns
By: Eva Ascarza, Peter Ebbes, Oded Netzer and Matthew Danielson
Customer relationship management (CRM) campaigns have traditionally focused on maximizing the profitability of the targeted customers. The authors demonstrate that in business settings characterized by network externalities, a CRM campaign that is aimed at changing the...
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Social Effects;
Field Experiment;
Mobile;
Customer Relationship Management;
Network Effects;
Consumer Behavior
Ascarza, Eva, Peter Ebbes, Oded Netzer, and Matthew Danielson. "Beyond the Target Customer: Social Effects in CRM Campaigns." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 54, no. 3 (June 2017): 347–363.
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Changing the Game
skills needed to bargain more effectively, make better decisions on the spot, and consistently deliver results. You may also be interested in the related program: Changing the Game: Negotiation and Competitive Decision-Making—Virtual. This program is eligible for the...
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- 12 Dec 2023
- Book
HBS Faculty Books of 2023: Find Happiness, Fix Things, and Fail Well
Faculty-authored books that came out in 2023 hit many of the notes one would expect of the quiet quitter era: Finding new paths to happiness. Thriving after failure. Building a flexible and fulfilling life that prioritizes relationships...
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by Danielle Kost
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Driving Corporate Performance
with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions...
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The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (MBA)
By: Anita Elberse
This second-year MBA course is primarily designed for students pursuing a career in the entertainment, media and sports sectors -- including film, television, music, publishing, video games, the performing arts, sports, fashion, and advertising -- or who plan to work...
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- November 2007
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Innovation and Incentives: Evidence from Corporate R&D
By: Josh Lerner and Julie Wulf
Beginning in the late 1980s, American corporations began increasingly linking the compensation of central research personnel to the economic objectives of the corporation. This paper examines the impact of the shifting compensation of the heads of corporate research...
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Innovation and Invention;
Motivation and Incentives;
Goals and Objectives;
Research and Development;
Patents;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Lerner, Josh, and Julie Wulf. "Innovation and Incentives: Evidence from Corporate R&D." Review of Economics and Statistics 89, no. 4 (November 2007): 634–644.
- 31 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations?
McKinsey, serving as managing director of the Boston office and leader of the global merger integration practice during that period. “These dilemmas will happen, and they will happen faster and sooner than you expect.” “There are few...
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Strategic Negotiations
key issues, and develop the best process for each deal—all before the negotiations even start. This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More Key Benefits The advanced skills you develop in this program...
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- February 2022
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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
In 2006, the Cleveland Clinic and Mubadala Investment Company partnered with a bold ambition to deliver world class healthcare in the United Arab Emirates. In 2015, after nearly a decade of planning and construction, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi opened its doors. By...
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Organizational Behavior;
Culture;
Alignment;
Organizational Effectiveness;
Purpose;
Impact;
Leadership Development;
Diversity;
Collaboration;
Co-creation;
Learning Organizations;
Empowerment;
Teams;
Team Dynamics;
Teamwork;
Team Effectiveness;
Trust;
Talent;
Talent Development And Retention;
Psychological Safety;
Organizational Evolution;
Coaching;
Board;
Analytics;
Innovation;
Data;
Data Visualization;
Digital Technology;
Digital;
Customer Experience;
Experimentation;
Change Management;
Data-driven Decision-making;
Debates;
Ecosystem;
Partnership;
Telemedicine;
Sustainability;
Global Organizations;
Local;
Hospital;
Healthcare;
United Arab Emirates;
Health Care and Treatment;
Partners and Partnerships;
Globalization;
Quality;
Organizational Culture;
Mission and Purpose;
Innovation and Management;
Information Technology;
Joint Ventures;
Leadership;
Performance Effectiveness;
Abu Dhabi;
United Arab Emirates
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Tedards. "Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi." Harvard Business School Case 422-058, February 2022.
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
$15 Billion in Five Years: What Data Tells Us About MacKenzie Scott’s Philanthropy
of gifts over time. So many in the nonprofit and philanthropy world wondered how Scott’s nonconforming principles would be expressed in her actual giving. Scott, whose net worth has been estimated to top $40 billion, established the organization Yield Giving in 2022 to...
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Strategic Marketing for Driving Growth
new DTC (direct-to-consumer) entrants Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by connecting and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe Build View Details